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Friday, December 21, 2012

After growing up with four sisters in Illinois, then raising
two daughters, Shirley Kufeldt and her husband left Illinois and her daughters
to retire to Northern Wisconsin in 2007. Having participated in Bible
studies for over 30 years and hearing of the efforts of so many others over the
years to document their personal walk of faith, she developed the Bible Bites
series. Mrs. Kufeldt participates in Tea Party activities as time allows and
cares for her one grandchild (when asked) with joy.

What age range is your book for?

A: Probably fifth grade, age ten and older, all through
adult hood.

Can you share a memory of yours or a story of you from when you were
within the age range of your target readers?

A: During my middle school years, I attended Awana for several years. I can
remember somebody asking me to give my testimony at some type of the
presentation. I didn't want to do that and said no. Somehow, in spite of
attending church all my growing up years no one ever asked me to accept Christ
that I can recall. How could I miss the most important decision of my life
because nobody ever asked the question? So Bible
Bites ask pertinent questions: Will you acknowledge your sin and accept Christ
as your Lord and Savior? Then will you allow Him to transform your life?

How has life changed for children today than when you were that age?

A: When I was a child, we played outside and the neighborhood was safe,
using our imagination. We built tents in the backyard with clothespins and old
blankets. Today children don't even have to imagine anything. Cartoons
and DVD's create everything for children and little is left to the imagination.
I recently attended a play where only four actors performed 100 different
characters. I had to use my imagination and it was wonderful. Books do the
same thing for children.

How is life still the same?

A: Parents love their children and grandparents still love their
grandchildren. Home is always the best place to be with the same family
traditions, recipes and sitting around the kitchen table. When my children
were, little we spent at least one or two weeks at my mother’s summer cottage
on a lake. They would play with their cousins outside for the whole time. I
told them they would see the people who love them most in the entire world at
Grandma’s.

What was your favorite toy or activity when you were younger?

A: During summer at my mom’s summer cottage, I loved to swim. We had to
pick raspberries first; then as soon as we got back to the cottage, we’d go
swimming. I've enjoyed swimming all my life. And just about every summer we
still swim across the lake. We pack the canoe with life preservers, put on
mask, fins and a snorkel and swim across the lake (takes about half an hour),
then paddle the canoe back to the cottage.

What inspired this book and how did you decide on the age range for
your book?

A: I chose all ages. I attended church all my life and missed the part that
sinners have been given the opportunity to ACCEPT Jesus Christ as Savior in
order to spend eternity in Heaven with Him only BECAUSE of Him. Heaven is His
free gift, but it’s certainly not because “I’m a good person.” My first book is
MEET GOD IN HIS SON,
which includes verses but is definitely not a complete list to introduce people
to verses that describe their sinfulness. God and His Son did something to
bring sinners to Himself. Because I missed God’s plan and lived so many
years without His Guidance, I was inspired to compile this series. I chose a
price point so that it is affordable at ever income level.

There is one other very important consideration that I’d like to mention. I
attended a support group for a number of years when I lived in Illinois. The
books were large, lots of pages and blanks to fill in. Many times, I was the
only one who ever did the homework about codependency. So many people attended
for just one study or only one session. They gave up on themselves and how God
could intervene on their behalf because they wouldn’t do the homework. Bible Bites makes that process so much
easier because it’s only one verse at a time, at home, no homework, no
confrontation, no shame. Just one sinner in need of hope and finding that in
God.

WHY BIBLE BITES?

For too many people, reading the Bible, God’s Word, is too
much of a challenge so they neglect picking up a Bible and do not learn what
God has to say about any number of topics. Too many people only know God as
judge who only punishes sinners, but have a misguided conception of His love,
grace and compassion. They blame God for the sins others commit against them. They
live their lives based on misconceptions about God, and a secular lifestyle is
the result.

We each look differently at Scripture, and respond to and
reflect on God’s Word based on “where we are today.” In a
non-threatening manner, Seekers are introduced to God as the One who loves them
unconditionally and pursues them by answering prayer His Way:

Definitely, Denied, Delayed, Differently, Distributed
a bit at a time.

BIBLE BITES booklets are small pocket-sized monthly journals
that include current prayer requests and focused daily Scripture for journaling
and reflection. This is a simple solution to a situation many would like to
resolve. Through BIBLE BITES people can easily learn, memorize
or meditate on Scripture as they journal regularly with direction and purpose.

Learn, memorize and meditate
on Bible verses

List current prayer requests

Respond and react to
God’s Word “where you are each day”

Quickly Journal each day in a
small topical booklet with a daily Scripture verse

Introduce God as the One who
you them unconditionally

Use BIBLE BITES as an easy
gift idea in place of a greeting card

Carry BIBLE BITES in pocket,
purse, briefcase, backpack.

BIBLE BITES is inexpensive,
sold over the internet.

Because it takes 21 days to
develop a habit. Bible Bites firmly establishes the habit of spending
five minutes each day with God’s Word.

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